Famous vivisector dead

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--- Patricia Tricker wrote:

> " Patricia Tricker "

> Famous vivisector dead

> Fri, 7 Sep 2001 13:55:41 +0100

>

> Apologies for any cross-posting.

> Ironic that he is reported to have died of heart failure!!! Serve him

> jolly-well right.

> Patricia

> >>>Dr (sic!) Christian Barnard is dead.

> >>>Notorious for his animal experiments (which proved nothing),

> >>proceeding with the first human heart transplant when others knew of

> the

> dangers,

> >>seeing his first patient die in 18 days and his second in less than 18

> months,

> >>and attempting to sue medical historian Hans Ruesch, Barnard became

> >>the " darling " of the world`s press. So " successful " was Barnard that

> other tried to emulate him - with same miserable failures... so much so

> after others tried and failed in the UK that Britain, in fact, " banned "

> heart transplants in the 1970s... so much for all of the claims made

> that

> animal experiments led to this operation. It was to be clinical

> experience

> and the lessons learned that transplant survival rates began to improve

> pro-rata to the number performed. I cannot help wondering whether

> Barnard

> suffered the same fate as the arch-vivisector Claud Bernard, who on his

> deathbed was haunted by

> images of the animals he tortured and remarked that this was justice for

> the

> pain he had inflicted. Those who are informed will not mourn the loss

> of

> Barnard, but the animals and patients who died at his hands.

> A personal comment by Steve.(of Countdown)

>

> >>>Diabetes, HIV/AIDS, drug disasters - the absurdity of vivisection.

> >>>The link between animal cruelty and violence to humans.

> >>>News updates & links:

> >>>http://vivisection-absurd.org.uk/

> >>>

> >>>Information on animal research available free by EMail from

> >>>vivisectionkills

 

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